Swinging holder



Feb. 20, 1934. H RE|CHARDT 1,948,131

SWINGING HOLDER Filed April 1o, 1955 [00000 O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O 0] OOO 0 000 0 000 00000O O ,Z/ Je Patented Feb. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES 2 Claims.

My invention relates to a swinging or a pivoted holder of a type designed to support a heavy article for swinging the article through a restricted opening but little greater than the diameter of the article.

A further object and feature of my invention is having the swinging holder pivoted and supporting the article on a carrier plate so that the carrier plate may turn or rotate on a pivoted arm in such a manner that when the pivoted arm is swung from inside a cabinet to project outside the cabinet, the carrier plate may be rotated and hence the article supported thereby to permit moving the article from the outside of the container to the inside through a door which is but little larger than the diameter and height of the article.

Another object and feature of my invention is a cabinet construction provided with a door and inside of the cabinet there is a pivoted supporting arm, the pivot being at one side of the cabinet adjacent the door, whereby the arm may be housed completely within the cabinet or when the door is open this may project partly through the opening of the door. On this arm I mount a circular base and on the circular base a circular carrier plate, the carrier plate being pivote-d eccentrically to the base whereby a heavy article such as a barrel of beer or the like may be placed on the carrier plate when this is shifted outside of the door and then swung through a doorway but little larger than the diameter of the barrel into the interior of the cabinet, this being done by simultaneously rotating the arm partly on its pivot and rotating the carrier plate on the pivot which connects it to the base and to the arm.

A further object and feature of my invention is the construction of a counter or bar in which the space below the counter above the floor may be refrigerated and in which this space is provided with a series of doors forming in effect separate openings into the cabinet and inside 'the cabinet at each door there is the swinging holder for moving beer barrels or the like from outside the cabinet to the inside where they may be refrigerated, the closed doors enclosing the refrigerating space of the cabinet.

My invention is illustrated in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 1-1 of Figure 2 in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 in the direction of (Cl. S12-184) the arrows through the section of the barrel of largest diameter.

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section on the line 3--3 of Figure 1 in the direction of the arrows through the pivot of the arm and the pivot of 60 the carrier.

In my invention I construct a bar 11 which has a counter 12, the bar being constructed on a oor 13. This bar is built with a front wall 14, an end wall 15, a back wall 16, this latter being provid- 6 5; ed with a series of door openings 17 in which there are hinged doors 18. An insulating oor member 19 forms with the counter the front end and back walls of a cabinet having a refrigerating space 20. This is cooled by refrigerating coils 21.

In my invention I employ a main pivot construction 22. This is illustrated as having a substantial bracket 23 with an arm 24 attached'to the end 15 by screws 25. This bracket has a bottom ear 26 and an upper ear 27, the bottom ear resting on the floor member 19. The ears are provided with perforations through which extend the main pivot bolt 28. IThis is illustrated as having a countersunk head 29 and a nut 30.

A supporting arm 31 is shown as having an inner hub portion 32 fitting between the ears 26 and 27 and mounted on the pivot bolt 28. An upwardly sloping section 33 connects to a horizontal extension 34. This extension has a widened portion 35.

A circular base 36 is mounted on the at or horizontal section 34 of the arm. This base may be attached to the arm in such a manner as to prevent its rotation or may be free to rotate on the secondary pivot bolt 37 which extends through, the arm and through the base. A circular carrier plate 38 is pivotally mounted on the pivot bolt and has a circular rim 39. The barrel 40 has its lower end 41 fitting within the rim 39, (note Figures 1 and 3).

The manner of operation and functioning of my invention is as follows. In Figures 1 and 2 the arm, the base 36, and the carrier plate 38, with the barrel 40, are illustrated within the cabinet. The barrel is constructed with the largest diameter midway between its ends and the opening 17 of the door is but little greater across horizontally than the diameter of the barrel at its midsection.

When it is desired to remove an empty barrel from the cabinet, the door is opened and the arm 31 swung on its pivot bolt 28. This arm swings in an arc and if the carrier plate with the barrel were secured in a Xed manner to the arm 31 they would swing in a relatively long arc and the opening of the door would necessarily be considerably greater across considered horizontally than the barrel at the point of its largest diameter. However, on account of the carrier plate 38 being rotatable on the pivot 37, this plate may be rotated on the axis of the pivot 37 while the arm 31 is being swung on its pivot 28. Hence on account of the carrier plate 38 being pivoted in an eccentric manner, the carrier plate and hence the barrel in rotation on the pivot 37 may pass through a door opening, when the door is open, but little greater distance across considered horizontally than the diameter of the barrel at its largest section. When the arm, the base and the carrier plate, are swung outwardly with regards the door opening, the empty barrel may be removed and a full barrel placed on the carrier plate. This carrier plate and the replacement barrel with the base 36 and the arm 31 may then be swung into the cabinet, rotating the barrel on its pivot 3l, and the door then closed, thus housing the lled barrel in the refrigerating compartment 20 of the bar.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as dened by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A swivelling holder comprising a bracket, a rst pivot secured thereto, a supporting arm having a hub section mounted on the pivot in the bracket and having an outer horizontal extension positioned in a horizontal plane above the hub, a base mounted on the said extension, a second pivot through the extension and the base, a circular carrier plate eccentrically pivoted on the second pivot, said carrier plate being rotatable on its pivot whereby on rotation of the arm in an arc a portion of the carrier plate may pass over the top of the rst pivot.

2. A swinging holder comprising, in combination, a rigidly mounted bracket, a pivot bolt eX- tending therethrough, an arm pivotally mounted on the bolt at one end of the arm, a base secured to the arm and having a second pivot bolt extending therethrough, a carrier plate pivoted to the second pivot eccentric to such plate, the plate being adapted to rotate on the second pivot while the arm swings in an arc on the rst pivot, said base being pivotally mounted on said second pivot and adapted to rotate on said arm.

HERMAN REICI-IARDT.

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